Blue Sky Retreat Center

San Geronimo Lodge was built by the Witt Family in 1925 as the first resort hotel in Taos.

The common rooms and 18 guest rooms were constructed over the family’s 19th-century farmhouse.

The Witts owned approximately 100 acres of property along the banks of the Acequia Madre, with views of Taos Mountain and what is now called Carson National Forest.

Originally a dude ranch for well-to-do vacationers, San Geronimo offered horseback riding out of its own corral, fishing in its trout-filled lake, tennis courts, golfing, and fruit orchards producing apples, cherries, peaches, apricots, plums, and pears.

Eventually, the Witt family sold the property and over the next few decades, new owners gradually sold off most of the acreage.

Today, the lodge sits on about three acres of preserved land.

During the course of its colorful history, San Geronimo Lodge has functioned as:

Society page venue for weddings and fancy parties


Wild and woolly western bar


Rehabilitation center


Five-star restaurant, P.J. French’s


Artist and jewelry commune


Episcopal boarding and day school


Hippie crash pad

Bo Diddly, the Mamas and the Papas, and others used to jam here in the 1960’s!

Since 1996, San Geronimo has functioned as a bed and breakfast, doubling as a retreat center, for workshops, reunions, and weddings.

After adding the Labyrinth and Prayer Path in 2009, the grounds were fenced in to enhance the peace and tranquility of this historic property.